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I was looking over the axle offerings from RockAuto. None of them had a core charge so I assumed they were all new units. They showed Cardone, Trakmotive and APWI. The same axles list as their...

Great resource! It looks like it's held in place by screws and U-nuts. They'd be 1/4x20 or 6mm from the size of the hole in the bushing. (Don't you just love the way our cars mix metric and...

Looking at the Rock Auto site, it appears that flat V6 fan motor was mostly a 1990 thing, with a few exceptions.

This is what happens when you take something apart and go to put it back together about ten years later. I want to put a new A/C condenser in the '85 K-car, then the radiator. The condenser has two...

Reaper and Supercrackerbox - Thanks for the tip - the '90 fan sounds like the way to go. I'm not staying 100% factory accurate (Brakes and suspension are on their way to becoming '87-'89 Daytona...

The original (wider) radiator used that same shroud so the fan only covered part of that radiator anyway. I haven't decided what refrigerant to use with the A/C but I'd hate to use R134 and get...

I'm piecing my '85, 600 together and need to pick a fan to mount on the T2 radiator that's going in it. As you can see from the picture, I have two. I assume (maybe wrongly) that the aluminum fan...

Reaper 1 said: "Don't use vinyl adhesive electrical tape in the engine bay. It WILL get gooey. "
I wonder how much this depends on the brand and quality of the tape and how close it is to heat? ...

Cordes said "At least try a voltage drop test to see what you're losing through the system. You might be surprised. The difference in light output with relayed lights is nuts. GLHNSLH2 on here would...

Fenderbass: My '09 Challenger uses that woven stuff around hoses and wires. You're right that it does look good. A disadvantage is that unlike the split plastic looms, you have to fish the wires...

Below is a picture of why I decided to avoid friction tape. This shows the wiring harness in front of the battery where the coolant overflow tank goes. The friction tape has fallen apart to about...

Cordes, you are talking about this Tesa stuff, correct?...

Hi Gang! As I'm cleaning and painting my way around my '85 600 Turbo's engine compartment, I realized that Dodge really used a lot of fabric based friction tape to protect the wiring and harnesses...

Congrats on your new wheels! Sounds like a fun ride and a sleeper. Post pics when you get a chance.

I just got off the phone with a guy from a big auto A/C firm in Trenton, NJ. He was very helpful. He said that though a hose in an '85 Dodge wouldn't be a 'barrier' hose, with the mineral oil...

I read that thread, and you're right, it had lots of good info. Since I only need one hose (actually two hoses in one assembly), I wanted to see if I could find a local outfit to do it for me for...

Reaper 1: The H valve (expansion valve) is the same on cars that use either hose. I'm replacing the H valve as it looks gunked up.

I have a set of '85 service manuals so I checked the wiring...

Thanks guys!

Reaper 1 said "The only issue I would worry about, and probably isn't an issue, is the sealing type/surface."

Not sure what you mean by that. Explain?

I have an '85 Dodge 600 that uses a thermostatic switch on the low side (big) hose next to the firewall expansion valve. I was thinking of changing to an '86-'89 hose (the earlier one is no longer...

If K's were a little more common in the junkyards, I'd go find an '86-'89 and look at that corner where the expansion valve, hoses, wiring harness and FI hoses are. Then I could see how things fit...

I since noticed that the newer '86 unit has a service port on it. The '85 does not. It has one on the compressor and one on the high pressure line.

They didn't change the location of the...

Thanks. I couldn't make that work as it says I don;t have image permission. Then I remembered I had an Imgur account from long ago and can post links. Here's what an '85 hose looks like:...

I was going to post pictures of an '85 hose vs. a '86 hose and discovered I don't know how. Does uploading an attachment require a paid subscription?

Anyway, the '85 hose has both the large and...

That's a great thread, Cordes, thanks! Tons of information. Hopefully someone can answer my hose question.

Hi Guys! I have gotten back to my '85 Dodge 600 ragtop project after it's sat in the garage for about ten years (consider it suspended animation or something). I'm currently cleaning up the engine...